GREECE VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	10,927	50	47	+ 10,879
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,464	3	8,282	- 2,818
Tuberculosis	3	5,284	46	66	+ 5,218
Stroke	4	4,973	2	14,077	- 9,104
Coronary Heart Disease	5	4,554	1	21,124	- 16,570
Road Traffic Accidents	6	3,240	22	870	+ 2,370
Diabetes Mellitus	7	2,703	20	1,266	+ 1,437
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,406	44	95	+ 2,311
Low Birth Weight	9	1,925	41	127	+ 1,798
Lung Disease	10	1,721	5	5,526	- 3,805
Violence	11	1,678	42	104	+ 1,574
Hypertension	12	1,597	9	2,922	- 1,326
Birth Trauma	13	1,286	57	17	+ 1,269
Liver Disease	14	1,252	23	809	+ 443
Kidney Disease	15	1,200	6	4,759	- 3,559
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,056	38	174	+ 882
Suicide	17	906	28	533	+ 373
Malnutrition	18	834	66	1	+ 833
Other Injuries	19	771	17	1,453	- 682
Asthma	20	748	55	27	+ 721
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	655	7	3,940	- 3,284
Inflammatory/Heart	22	604	24	725	- 121
Cervical Cancer	23	495	36	243	+ 252
Breast Cancer	24	452	11	2,520	- 2,068
Maternal Conditions	25	411	61	2	+ 409
Drownings	26	409	32	435	- 26
Meningitis	27	406	53	33	+ 372
Fires	28	406	39	146	+ 259
Skin Cancers	29	402	31	438	- 36
Oral Cancer	30	372	30	440	- 68
Prostate Cancer	31	352	12	2,023	- 1,671
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	283	26	611	- 328
Endocrine Disorders	33	272	29	526	- 254
Falls	34	232	21	1,245	- 1,013
Lung Cancers	35	219	4	7,355	- 7,136
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	203	8	3,264	- 3,061
Pertussis	37	202	69	0	+ 202
Epilepsy	38	184	34	249	- 66
Poisonings	39	173	56	19	+ 153
Lymphomas	40	171	19	1,268	- 1,097
Liver Cancer	41	168	14	1,566	- 1,398
Parkinson's Disease	42	162	10	2,646	- 2,484
Syphilis	43	130	65	1	+ 129
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	123	43	100	+ 23
Stomach Cancer	45	121	16	1,535	- 1,414
Drug Use	46	118	37	193	- 75
Skin Disease	47	115	47	56	+ 59
Alcohol	48	105	49	50	+ 54
Leukemia	49	88	18	1,354	- 1,266
Ovary Cancer	50	87	27	557	- 470
Malaria	51	80	78	0	+ 80
Oesophagus Cancer	52	78	35	246	- 167
Pancreas Cancer	53	65	13	1,904	- 1,839
Bladder Cancer	54	58	15	1,551	- 1,492
Schistosomiasis	55	51	75	0	+ 51
Uterin Cancer	56	42	33	373	- 330
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	35	45	67	- 31
Appendicitis	58	33	58	9	+ 23
Encephalitis	59	30	67	1	+ 29
Other Neoplasms	60	29	25	679	- 650
Upper Respiratory	61	24	59	8	+ 16
Tetanus	62	22	62	2	+ 21
Hepatitis B	63	17	48	56	- 39
Multiple Sclerosis	64	8	40	135	- 127
Measles	65	8	68	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	66	2	52	38	- 36
War	67	2	64	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	1	80	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	1	73	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	82	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	1	70	0	+ 1
Leprosy	72	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	60	4	- 4
Oral conditions	80	0	63	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	51	47	- 47
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	54	27	- 27
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

Namibia

Greece

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.